She resigned Monday, according to a statement from Times-Shamrock Communications, the Scranton-based company that owns the publication.

"Jennifer has been a valuable member of the City Paper team for many years," Scott Lynett, CEO of Times-Shamrock, said in a statement announcing the resignation. "We wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors."

Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, whose TV credits extend back to NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street” and HBO’s “Oz,” have been signed by the National Geographic Channel to do a miniseries on the last days of the American Embassy in Saigon.